From the President
I have approved the following curricular item, which has been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost:
Intellectual Foundations Designation:
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
GEG 419 Globalization, Technology, Competition, and Service Economies
From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Curricular Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Senate Curriculum Committee for review and approval:
New Courses:
CHE 501 Quantitative Chemical Analysis. Prerequisites: CHE 112 and CHE 202 (or equivalent); not open to students who have had CHE 301 or equivalent. Advanced theoretical background and laboratory techniques required for quantitative and qualitative chemical analysis; emphasis on fundamental principles and applications of gravimetric, volumetric, electrochemical, and spectrophotometric analytical techniques; statistics for experimental data handling; conducting independent chemical analysis projects.
GEG 416 Geographies of Development. Prerequisites: Upper division status. Development theories, progress, issues, and challenges in developing regions around the globe. In-depth analyses of factors influencing development policies and outcomes; impact of globalization on development efforts and practices in developing areas around the world.
Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:
Program Revision:
Advanced Certificate in Public Management
From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Curricular Committee
The following has been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Senate Curriculum Committee for review and approval:
New Course:
HIS 645 Gender, Sexuality, and Imperialism
Prerequisite: Graduate student status. Comparative examination of the role and impact of Western and indigenous women in colonial societies; Destructive Female and Black Peril myths; miscegenation; constructions of gender and sexuality and their effect on traditional as well as colonial culture and society; women as agents of political, social, and cultural reform, and reaction; women in anti-colonial resistance movements.
Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:
New Courses:
GEG 416 Geographies of Development
PHY 511 Computational Physics for Teachers
PHY 521 Experiments in Modern Physics
PHY 522 Physics of Energy Sources for Teachers
From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:
New Courses:
CHE 501 Quantitative Chemical Analysis
MET 605 Early Engineering Internship
MET 685 Professional Experience Internship
Course Revisions:
EDU 326 Early Literacy
FTT 110 Survey of the Textile and Apparel Industry
Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Designation:
ENT 465W Electrical Design, WAC
From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the President
The following has been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:
Intellectual Foundations Designation:
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
GEG 419 Globalization, Technology, Competition, and Service Economies
From the President
I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost:
New Courses:
CHE 501 Quantitative Chemical Analysis
MET 605 Early Engineering Internship
MET 685 Professional Experience Internship
Course Revisions:
EDU 326 Early Literacy
FTT 110 Survey of the Textile and Apparel Industry
Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Designation:
ENT 465W Electrical Design, WAC
From the President
I have approved the following curricular item, which has been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost:
Program Revision:
Advanced Certificate in Public Management
From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Senate Curriculum Committee for immediate review:
Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
New Courses:
Intellectual Foundations Designation
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
GEG 419 Globalization, Technology, Competition, and Service Economies
Examination of globalization, technological advancement in recent years, and their effects on the service industry and competitiveness of firms and nations. In-depth study of the U.S. service sector, competitive strategies, globalization, and new technologies.
PHY 511 Computational Physics for Teachers
Prerequisites: PHY 111, PHY 112, and PHY 213, or instructor permission. Study of problems from various physics content areas using a variety of computational tools (e.g., spreadsheets, computer programming) and techniques (Newton’s method, Runge-Kutta). Physical systems including harmonic oscillator with damping, gravitational force (orbits, central force problem), electric and magnetic field and potential calculations, thermal and statistical physics, motion with air friction, wave motion, quantum mechanical tunneling and scattering. Pedagogical issues associated with using computation in the high school classroom.
PHY 521 Experiments in Modern Physics
Prerequisite: PHY 520 or equivalent. Hands-on activities and advanced experiments chosen from the areas of optics, modern physics, nuclear physics, and solid state physics with the goals of learning modern laboratory techniques, data analysis, and lab report writing.
PHY 522 Physics of Energy Sources for Teachers
Prerequisites: PHY 107 and PHY 108. Different energy sources, their global supply, and physical laws governing their present use in the world. Topical energy sources and physical laws for the hydrogen fuel cell, solar cell and wind turbine; using them in applications and devices.
Program Revision:
Advanced Certificate in Public Management
From the President
I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost:
Course Revision:
ENT 331 Electrical Circuits and Devices
From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:
Course Revision:
ENT 331 Electrical Circuits and Devices